Business & Finance PBOC 3-year, 3-month bill yields rise as expected SHANGHAI: The Chinese central bank's three-year and three-month bill yields rose at auction on Thursday, as it leans mor Published 18 Aug, 2011 07:20am
Markets Gold edges up on growth fear; defies firm dollar SINGAPORE : Gold edged higher on Thursday on persistent worries about euro zone debt woes and slower global growth, defy Published 18 Aug, 2011 07:16am
Markets Palm oil to fall back to 2,993 ringgit/T SINGAPORE: Malaysian palm oil is expected to reverse a minor rebound from the Aug 16 low of 2,993 ringgit per tonne and Published 18 Aug, 2011 07:14am
Markets Indian bond yields inch lower; weekly price data eyed MUMBAI: Indian federal bond yields and swap rates edged lower on Thursday as traders preferred to buy safe-haven governm Published 18 Aug, 2011 07:04am
Markets Bunds edge higher as crisis, growth worries persist LONDON: Bund futures rose on Thursday as persistent concerns over whether policymakers are doing enough to tackle the eu Published 18 Aug, 2011 06:57am
Markets Aussie & kiwi dollars dip as risk appetite dented SYDNEY/WELLINGTON: The Australian and New Zealand dollars retreated on Thursday as equity weakness across the Asian regi Published 18 Aug, 2011 06:49am
Business & Finance Temasek unit pares holding in Thailand's Shin Corp SINGAPORE : A company 49-percent owned by Singapore state-linked investment firm Temasek Holdings has sold part of its s Published 18 Aug, 2011 06:46am
Business & Finance Hong Kong, Chinese bourses in tie-up talks HONG KONG: The Hong Kong stock exchange said Thursday it is in talks with bourses on mainland China to set up a joint ve Published 18 Aug, 2011 06:44am
Markets Mining giants in US$1.3bn Colombia expansion SYDNEY : Mining giants BHP Billiton, Anglo American and Xstrata said Thursday they plan a US$1.3 billion expansion of th Published 18 Aug, 2011 06:36am
World US-South Korea drill is 'declaration of war': North Korea SEOUL : North Korea on Thursday slammed a joint military exercise between the United States and South Korea as a declara Published 18 Aug, 2011 06:29am
Business & Finance ADB chief says no Asian currency integration soon SYDNEY : Asian Development Bank president Haruhiko Kuroda said Thursday any Asian currency integration is a long way off Published 18 Aug, 2011 06:20am
Markets Asian markets down in jittery trade HONG KONG : Asian stock markets were mostly down in jittery trade Thursday as dealers looked for fresh leads, but the eu Published 18 Aug, 2011 06:18am
Markets Japan shares 0.42pc lower by noon on high yen TOKYO : Japanese shares ended the morning session 0.42 percent lower on Thursday as a strong yen continued to encourage Published 18 Aug, 2011 06:16am
Markets Euro under pressure on profit taking TOKYO : The euro came under pressure Thursday in Asian trade on profit taking following gains made on the previous day, Published 18 Aug, 2011 06:12am
Markets Oil down in Asian trade SINGAPORE : Crude prices were lower in Asian trade Thursday as investors awaited more data indicating the health of the Published 18 Aug, 2011 06:08am
Top News Biden to meet China's leader-in-waiting BEIJING : US Vice President Joe Biden will meet the man widely expected to become China's next leader as he begins his f Published 18 Aug, 2011 06:04am
World Cape Verde to vote in new president PRAIA: Cape Verde islanders will vote in a run-off presidential election Sunday, to find a successor to Pedro Pires whos Published 18 Aug, 2011 05:56am
World Chile offers new education plan amid protests SANTIAGO : After three months of student protests and on the eve of a mass demonstration, Chile announced plans on Wedne Published 18 Aug, 2011 05:52am
Markets Chinese shares down slightly in morning trade SHANGHAI : Chinese shares were down 0.12 percent in early trade Thursday as worries over global economic growth offset s Published 18 Aug, 2011 05:49am
World UN rights chief to call for ICC Syria probe: Sources UNITED NATIONS: The UN human rights chief will call for the international war crimes court to investigate Syria's deadly Published 18 Aug, 2011 05:43am